PT · 2025 · tsc00025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST)
Portugal, 2025
Human resources in science and technology (HRST)
44.6
Portugal, 2025
▲ 3.0% vs 2024 (43.3)
Analysis
In 2025, Portugal's human resources in science and technology (HRST) increased by 3.0% compared to 2024, reaching 44.6.
Portugal accounts for 86.3% of the EU-27 total of 51.7.
Portugal ranks 24th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 10.9% (from 40.2 in 2020).
Source: Eurostat dataset tsc00025, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2025
#24 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2025
86.3%
EU-27: 51.7
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tsc00025